Some things to Read

The time between Easter and Pentecost is from Spring to Summer here in Wisconsin. For me, it's a time for golf, yard work, and reading!

The golf game is a life-long work in progress. Yesterday I watched The Masters with Linda and got caught up in the drama that was Phil and Tiger, as well as the three way playoff that Angel Cabrera won. I felt really bad for Kenny Perry who is one of the few pros who has come to Milwaukee to the Bank Championship. All that being said, it is the game of golf that I love. I haven't made my first round of the year, but Friday this week looks good!

Yard work is also a life-long work in process...but I do enjoy the outside work. My job has too much desk time attached to it, so the chance to get outside and do the work of making the yard, garden, etc...look decent is a great diversion.

With lots of outdoor times, the indoor times are less and less; but at least when I do, reading is a better time spent than t.v. I've got several books on my reading list. One is a current read - a novel by Andy Andrews entitled "The Lost Choice". I read a previous book of his - "The Traveler's Gift", which I highly recommend. I've also ordered and will be reading Greg Boyd's new book: "The Myth of a Christian Religion" which I am very much looking forward to. I enjoy Greg Boyd as a writer, speaker, thinking, theologian. I find that much of Christian writers, as well as speakers, lack real theological content. Greg is a theologian...which is a compliment because it means he first is concerned with the dimension of God's character, heart, and revelation before His own. Lastly, I'm ordering - even before it's published - Dallas Willard's newest book, "Knowing Christ Today". Dallas Willard is also one of the sharpest thinkers of Christianity today. Both Dallas Willard and Greg Boyd direct me back to The Kingdom of God and help me think about the Kingdom in relation to the world I live in. I recommend both...read good books by good theologians...it really makes a difference.